Women's Tennis Hangs Tough At WVU's Martha Thorn Invitational

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Sept 7, 2009

Women's Tennis Hangs Tough At WVU's Martha Thorn Invitational

Morgantown, W. Va. -- The Youngstown State women's tennis team opened up fall competition playing in the Martha Thorn Invite at West Virginia University. Teams who participated in the Invitational were YSU, WVU, Duquesne and Morehead State.

Leading the way for the Penguins was Gretchen Cloern who advanced to the semifinals in the C Singles Flight. Cloern won her first two matches beating Live Petterson from West Virginia and Brooke Helms from Morehead State. Cloern lost to WVU's Ashley Pilsbury in the Flight semifinals.

Lauren Hankle, Anna Volkova and Nicole Haralambopolous each won their initial match of the tournament before falling in the next round. Both Sarah Lynch and Tanisha Welch rebounded after dropping their openers to win in the consolation bracket.

In Group B Doubles action, Volkova and Welch won their opener before falling in the next round.

YSU returns to action Sept. 19-20 when it competes at the Bowling Green Fall Invitational.

Results

A Singles

Lauren Hankle (YSU) def. Zena Williams (DUQ) - 6-4, 6-1

Ana Mungo (DUQ) def. Sarah Lynch (YSU) - 6-5, 6-0

Consolation Bracket
Sarah Lynch (YSU) def. Kayla Tuscany (MSU) - 6-4, 6-2

B Singles

Anna Volkova (YSU) def. Stephanie LaFortune (MSU) - 7-5, 7-5

Kathryn Haugher (WVU) def. Tanisha Welch (YSU) - 5-7, 7-5, 10-8

Rachel McGowan (DUQ) def. Anna Volkova (YSU) - 7-5, 7-5

Consolation Bracket

Tanisha Welch (YSU) def. Alexandra Rydberg (MSU) - 6-2, 6-2

C Singles

Nicole Haralambopolous (YSU) def. Kalimas (DUQ) - 7-5, 6-0

Gretchen Cloern (YSU) def. Live Petterson (WVU) - 6-2, 6-4
Veronica Cardenas (WVU) def. Haralambopolous - 6-1, 6-2

Gretchen Cloern def. Brooke Helms (MSU) - 6-4, 3-6, 10-6

Ashley Pilsbury (WVU) def. Gretchen Cloern - 7-5, 6-2

A Doubles

Mungo/Samantha Noble (DUQ.) def. Lynch/Cloern (YSU) - 8-6
Duquesne def. Hankle/Haralambopolous (YSU) - 8-4

B Douglas

Volkova/Welch (YSU) def. Tara Majdalani/Stephanie Novakowski (DUQ) - 8-2
Cardenas/Mathis (WVU) def. Volkova/Welch (YSU) - 8-1